Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 69.6% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
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